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Two of my recently found favourites:


1) Primark nail varnish. I have loads of those packs of 4 x 6ml nail varnishes and all of them, without fail, have lasted a week (at least!) with no chipping, on only two coats. This comes from someone with two toddlers (SCREAM) who spends the majority of her time washing her hands. I didn't even have to use topcoat! Easy to take off as well, I didn't find myself having to scrub at my nails mercillesly, unlike with other brands (Bourgois, this means you...)


2) John Barnett shoes. Just got my youngest's first pair of shoes, and the assistant who measured my crazy girl's little feet was lovely, and made all the appropriate 'How cute/gorgeous' noises at her waddling around the shop in a pair of shocking pink clompers, like she was doing the Thriller dance. Her shoes were also ?11 in the sale, very pleasantly surprised. Will visit again.

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Aqueous cream - very good make up remover, inter alia, for my hypo allergic eyes.

Nappy bags - multi purpose

Dead remote controls - toys

Other side of printed out paper - drawing

Shirt stiffener cardboard - drawing

Christmas cards - when we get there! - good for cutting up and pasting.

Large plastic storage buckets - generally useful and pack on top of each other.

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Dead remote controls are a huge hit in our house, as are dead (and worthless) mobile phones.


Baby wipes- will get off even really tough and unlikely stains. To date, my trusty Huggies Pure have got off strawberries from a cream wool carpet, and blackened bananas/avocados off the same bloody carpet.Ditto with clothing (mine).


Best stain remover for clothes when washing has to be the green household soaps we get from Morrisons, I believe a pack of two is 59p! Total bargain, and I think it was Mr B's find of the century. Gets off every stain, every time (including huge red wine stain from our duvet cover, although that admission makes us sound like we belong in Withnail&I...)


Immac down the plug hole will also help to clean and unblock a plugged sink :)


Nelson's teething powder really helped with nappy rash due to teething, taken orally of course. Didn't do much for baby's discomfort, but helped to change the acidity of her drooly wee, or whatever it is that causes the rash. That with lots of bare bum time/Metanium cleared up my girl's rashy bum in no time at all.

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Morelys dept store in Brixton - good toy dept and has a very good range of bras for the smaller-backed, larger-cupped lady.


Tesco's vegilicious range - best veggie sausages I have yet discovered, and I've been on the look-out ever since me and Mr Oi (veggie) shacked up together 8 years ago.

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